Sunday, February 18th
old school
Brother Smith, “I’ll Sing Again,” live, Elba, Ala., 1998
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: February, 2018
2018
Saturday, February 17th
what’s new
The Crossrhodes, live (“Footprints on the Moon,” “How You Gon’ Fall,” “Praying Prayers,” “America”), Washington, D.C., 2/9/18
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Thursday, February 15th
sounds of Iceland
Gyða Valtýsdóttir, “Imago,” live, Iceland (Seltjarnarnes), 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Wednesday, February 14th
what’s new
John Prine, “Summer’s End” (J. Prine), 2/8/18
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lagniappe
reading table
This road—
no one goes down it,
autumn evening.—Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
2018
Tuesday, February 13th
what’s new
Juana Molina, “Sin Dones,” live, Netherlands (Utrecht), 1/17/18 (published; recorded 11/17)
2018
Monday, February 12th
two takes
“In My Secret Life” (L. Cohen, S. Robinson)
Bettye LaVette, live, Montreal, 2017
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Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), live
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lagniappe
reading table
Could live – did live –
Could die – did die –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), 59 (Franklin; excerpt)
2018
Sunday, February 11th
timeless
Ray Charles & Sarah Jordan Powell, “Angels Keep Watching Over Me,” live, Germany (Ettal), 1979
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Saturday, February 10th
more
Does any pianist play Mozart with more verve?
Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000) playing Mozart (Sonata in D major [K 311], Sonata in F major [K 332]), Germany (Munich), 1991
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Fruits of the Midi1881
2018
Friday, February 9th
sounds of Iceland
Kiasmos, live, Iceland (Reykjavik), 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 